JGWPT Names Stephen Kirkwood as General Counsel

Promotion of Deputy General Counsel is sign of strength and continued
growth

June 18, 2012 04:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time

RADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JGWPT Holdings, LLC (“JGWPT”) has promoted Stephen Kirkwood to General
Counsel and Executive Vice President. JGWPT is comprised of the J.G.
Wentworth companies, based in Radnor, PA and the Peachtree Financial
Solutions family of companies, based in Boynton Beach, FL. The specialty
finance companies are nationally recognized as leading buyers of
illiquid financial assets. (www.jgwpt.com)

“We are pleased to promote from within the organization as we have a
very strong and skilled legal team,” said David Miller, JGWPT Chief
Executive Officer. “Over the last 13 years in the Peachtree legal
department, Stephen has demonstrated strong thought leadership and
brings to the table a keen knowledge of financing the business, skills
in the practical aspects of business launches and operational elements
and strong abilities in resolving complex litigation.”

Prior to his most recent promotion, Mr. Kirkwood was Associate General
Counsel for Peachtree Financial Solutions, and shortly after the merger
with the J.G. Wentworth companies he became Deputy General Counsel of
JGWPT Holdings, LLC. “Stephen is a rising star within in our
organization, and his team will be pivotal as we continue to expand our
core businesses as well as launch new products and services for our
customers,” remarked Mr. Miller.

In addition to his role as General Counsel where he will be supervising
legal operations and leading the corporate legal strategies, Stephen
will serve as Corporate Secretary of JGWPT.

A native of Auburn, New York, Mr. Kirkwood earned a Bachelor of Science
degree from Union College and later earned his law degree from the
Albany Law School of Union University. Stephen will be relocating to
Radnor, Pennsylvania in the near future.

About the JGWPT Companies: JGWPT Holdings, LLC, based in Radnor,
PA., and Boynton Beach, FL., through its specialty finance subsidiaries,
is a leading buyer of deferred payments from illiquid financial assets
such as structured settlements and fixed annuities. Since 1992, JGWPT’s
subsidiary companies and their predecessors have purchased more than $7
billion of future payment obligations from consumers.